Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-09-30


the large number of petty cases that are
brought up before our higher courts.
Tennessee votes on the question of pro
hibiton to-day The discussion of the
question has resulted in much bitter feel
ing and both sides are equally confident.
Chicago on Saturday broke the world s
record on divorce trials, Five judges
were engaged in untieing unhappy couples
and upward OF one hundred cases were
disposed of.
Six States only will hold elections in
November. These are Iowa, Maryland,
Massachusetts, New York, Ohio and Penn
sylvania. Rhode Island and Kentucky
have already held elections.
The status of the crops of the country
that are not yet harvested is not encour-
aging. Cotton, corn and potatoes show a
serious falling off, while in this section
at least, oats were a short crop.
1t is a fortunate town that has such
public spirited citizen as Mr.. James B.
Jermain of Albany. He has erected an
$4,000 building in that city and given it
to the Young Mems Christian associa-
zion.
1t is said that Jay Gould is going abroad
to some quiet corner of Europe for rest.
Judging from past experiences, about the
time that this happens we shall hear of
some other people retiring to a corner"
not their own seeking.
The frequency of Western train rob
berries and the large amounts Of money
stolen from express cars suggests the idea
that it would he stroke of economy on
the part of the express companies to keep
q guard of two or three armed men on
each of their cars.
Many Mexican financiers are favoring
an international silver dollar for both
Mexico and the United States In view
of the increasing trade between The two
countries this would probably be great
convenience to traders, But have we not
had experience enough with trade dol
larss
The business failures throughout the
country last week, as reported to h. u.
Dun 6, Co., were l5G in the United States
and q in Canada, making a total Of 1888
This is five less than occurred week before
last, and four less than for the correspond
ing week in 1856.
The United States meteorological sta
ton on the top of Mount Washington is
to be discontinued. The station was es-
tablished dozen years ago and they have
so much weather up there that the sup
ply now on hand will last for some time.
An accomplice in the murder of Rev.
George G. Haddock, of Sioux City, Iowa,
has been convicted of mauslaughter, and
it is refreshing to learn that the communi-
ty has been SO far aroused from its apathy
that a strong effort is being made to bring
all the murderers to justice.
George Francis Train very generously
offers to lend $40, 600, 600 to the city of Chi
cago to avenge the death of the seven an
archists if they are hung. We fancy, how
ever, that Chicago will dispense with the
revenge and George Will have to find some
other way of disposing of his surplus
pocket money
One of the foreign correspondents of a
New York paper cabled the important
news the other day that Queen Victoria
has porridge for breakfast This is just
the piece of information that this cOun.
try has so long been waiting for and every
one will be glad that the suspense is now
over.
The Massachusetts democrac- are dis
gusted all around. The dyed in the WOO
bourbons are mad at the administration
because so many republicans are retained
in Office, while the Independents and bet
ter class OF democrats are disguised witt
the State ticket just put in nomination.
1t cannot but be considered unfortun
ate that politics should enter to any eX
tent into the G, A. Il. councils AT the St
Louis convention this week, the contes
over the question of who shall be com
mander next year is likely to be largel'
on the line Of Cleveland and anti-Cleye
land.
The four Judges of the New York Su
preme Court, to whom was referred tn
case Of Jacob Sharp, having unanimousl
agreed in affirming the judgment OF con
yiction, his case is now ended beyont
appeal and he will go to Sing Sing in
day or two. The decision meets wit
hearty public approval
Henry George, in an address to Tn
wage workers IN New York somethin
over year ago, expressed the belief tina
eight hours day Of labor was TOO mucI
and two or three hours enough a write
from Aspinwall declares that the long
shoremen there have arrived at this idea
condition; for they draw ten hours pa
for less than two hours work. The fac